About 2 weeks ago I purchased my first pair of vibram fivefingers shoes and I have not looked back since. Here is my personal vibram fivefingers review.
I had seen other wearing them and after researching the idea behind barefoot running, barefoot hiking, and Vibram’s initiative to create shoes to enhance the experience I was intrigued.  I am a big believer in doing things naturally.

After a lot of anticipation and patience Bereans now have a chicken ordinance.  Those who live in residential zones may keep up to 6 hens in their backyards if the city’s board of adjustments grants a conditional use permit.

In and a 7-1, the Berea, Kentucky city council adopted second reading of an ordinance making the keeping of chickens, but not roosters, a conditional use in residential areas of Berea, Ky.

Although the ordinance requires that all neighboring property owners and be notified of a chicken permit application, a neighbor’s objection would necessarily be sufficient grounds for denying a permit, City Administrator Randy Stone said.

Kentucky’s winter storm is gearing up right now.  As you can in the radar images below there is fast-approaching wintery mix of sleet which is predicted to hit hard and fast.

After weeks of waiting it looks like the first snow if definitely on it’s way!

I’ll be running in this!

I recently used Google Insights to look at search patterns for the keyword ‘Kentucky’ (see graph below).  It appears that this keyword is declining overall.

Notice the spikes in search volume for the month of May each year.  I’m certain that this is a result of the Kentucky Derby.

I wonder why there is a steady decline. Any ideas?

The Pawpaw is a genus of small clustered trees with large leaves and fruit, native to Kentucky; and includes the largest edible fruit indigenous to the continent. This little known fruit, which tastes like a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple, has a very short shelf life and when (and if) you find one you had better eat it quick because it will soon turn into next years fertilizer.

It was getting late in the season to find these rare fruits so Mike Wice and I went to collect the season’s last batch.  He calls them Kentucky Bananas.  :)

It turns out that we make make a good team at Pawin’. One of us would shake the small, understory, tree while the other watched for the falling fruit.   Using this method we collected about 20 Pawpaws which we either ate or divided up evenly.

While I won’t the give the exact location of our activities I will say that it was close to Berea, KY and that we noticed that harvest time was dependent on what side of the mountain you were picking from.  It seems that South-facing slopes ripen faster than North-facing slopes which makes sense because of the difference in light and temperature.

If you looking for more information about Pawpaws you’ll find a lot of information on the internet, including the KSU Pawpaw Program at Kentucky State University.

So late next summer find yourself a Pawpaw partner and give some of these rare and delicious fruits.

This weekend I went to check out the Georgetown International Kite and Culture Festival.  As one might think I saw many kites, international flare and interestingly enough… dogs.   I was was surprised to see how many kites were flying high this sunny afternoon.  This has turned out to be a large event with lots of food vendors and and live music.  If this was not enough excitement for one day I witnessed the catch of what had to be a 40-50 pound Grass Carp.   I knew that the Elkhorn Creek had it’s secrets but I did not realize that they were so huge!

Spring hath come and with it a million blooming flowers that are praying to escape a late frost.  Today I went to Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary and took some low-quality photos with my iPhone.  Most came out suprisingly well.